You can help keep our four-legged friends warm at an RSPCA Shelter by knitting them a dog coat!

All dog coats can kindly be sent to the RSPCA Yagoona Shelter (201 Rookwood Road, Yagoona NSW 2199). They will be distributed between all shelters within NSW.

Thank you for your time and effort in helping the animals.

Knitted Dog Coat Instructions

Use 8 ply wool

1pr #10 needles for a small dog
1pr #8 needles for a medium dog
1pr #5 needles for a large dog

Beginning at the back cast on 80sts

1st row: Knit into the back of all the sts
2nd row: Knit

Repeat 2nd four times

7th row: Knit

8th row: Knit 5, purl to last 5sts, knit last 5sts
Repeat 7th and 8th rows three times
Increase at each end (inside 5 garter sts) on the next row and every following 6th row until there are 86sts, then every following 4th row until there are 104sts.
Work 9 rows.

Divide for Opening
Next row, knit 16, turn. Work 26 rows on these 16sts. Break off yarn. Join yarn to remaining sts, knit 72sts, turn. Work 26 rows on these 72sts. Break off yarn. Join yarn to remaining 16sts and work 27 rows. Next row purl across all sts. Work 8 rows. Next row, knit 5, knit 2 together to last row.

Proceed as follows
1st row: knit 5, purl to last 5sts, knit 5.
Repeat 1st and 2nd rows 14 times, then first row once. Cast off loosely.

Make up
Do not press. Using a flat seam and beginning at coloured threads, join seam for 22 rows. Turn back the 31 rows collar section.

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